Dr Helen Murphy is a Professor of Medicine (Diabetes and Antenatal Care) at the University of East Anglia, and a practicing clinician (Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust since 2015, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust since 2006). She runs a diabetes pregnancy research programme which aims to support women with diabetes to achieve the pregnancy glucose targets required for optimal mother and baby health outcomes. She co-led the CONCEPTT Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) trial across 31 international sites. CONCEPTT demonstrated health benefits for mothers with type 1 diabetes, their newborn infants and the potential for substantial healthcare cost savings. In addition to important scientific contributions, building research infrastructure and supporting the next generation of clinical academics, data from CONCEPTT led to changes in clinical practice, such that CGM is now the recognised standard of care for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes. She works with a multidisciplinary team of diabetes and obstetric clinicians, engineers, and social scientists to develop and evaluate closed-loop insulin delivery systems, suitable for use during pregnancy. Her work demonstrating that closed-loop systems have the potential to transform the future clinical management of type 1 diabetes pregnancy was published in the New England Journal of Medicine and recognised as a landmark advance in the Nature Milestones in Diabetes. Helen also serves as clinical lead for the National Pregnancy in Diabetes (NPID) audit, which is the largest population-based study in diabetes pregnancy. Data from NPID directly informs diabetes and maternity healthcare policy. Supported by JDRF, Diabetes UK, and the NIHR, her research is changing the management of diabetes in pregnancy. Helen serves on several research committees, the editorial board for Diabetes Care, Diabetologia, and is a regular contributor to national and international scientific meetings.

Melinda Morrison is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Credentialled Diabetes Educator whose PhD examined postnatal lifestyle behaviours of women with gestational diabetes. Melinda has worked in diabetes education since 1996 and has a special interest in maternal health. In her current role she leads the National Diabetes Service Scheme (NDSS) Diabetes in Pregnancy Priority Area. Melinda works closely with the NDSS Diabetes in Pregnancy Expert Reference Group in ensuring the delivery of up-to-date, evidence-based NDSS information and support for women with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes.

A/Prof Helen Barrett is Director of Obstetric Medicine at The Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick NSW and a Senior Staff Specialist in Obstetric Medicine and Endocrinology. She is a conjoint Associate Professor at UNSW Medicine and the immediate Past President of the Society of Obstetric Medicine Australia New Zealand. A/Prof Barrett is a clinician-researcher with a research focus in metabolism in complex pregnancy, with > 70 publications.

Alison Barry is a Midwife, credentialled diabetes educator with over 30 years’ experience working in the speciality area of Diabetes and pregnancy. Alison has held a number of clinical and research positions over this period of time. She currently works for QLD Health as a Clinical Midwife/CDE. Alison is CDE co-ordinates the Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinics at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. She is a member of the QLD state-wide diabetes clinical network steering committee – pregnancy portfolio and the NDSS expert reference group Australian Diabetes Educators Association Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society. Alison feels privileged to work with women and their families at this very special time in their lives.

Dr Wendy Hawke is an Obstetrician Gynaecologist working at The Royal Hospital for Women (RHW), a tertiary referral public hospital, and Prince of Wales Private Hospital (POWPH) both in Randwick NSW. RHW was also where she undertook her specialist training, finishing with her final two years in the UK. She returned to a VMO position at RHW in 2002 and has been working in the Diabetes in Pregnancy service there since 2005. Dr Hawke chaired the working party for developing the Diabetes in Pregnancy policies for SESLHD in 2014, and has assisted with subsequent updates since. Her mere ‘obstetric’ brain is constantly stretched and challenged by the team of obstetric physicians, endocrinologists, DEs and dietitians she is fortunate enough to work with.

A/Prof Susan de Jersey is an Advanced Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Team Leader at Metro North Health and Associate Professor in the Centre for Health Services Research at the University of Queensland. Susan provides care to women with diabetes in pregnancy and gestational diabetes at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, combining clinical leadership, and care delivery with research and supervision. A/Prof de Jersey leads research to generate new knowledge, implement and evaluate changes to routine care that supports women to have a healthy pregnancy and optimise offspring outcomes. Her teams’ research is focused on the provision of high value, person centred care that is informed by evidence in the prevention and management of lifestyle related chronic disease.